Massage device.



A. F. LUZZI.

MASSAGE DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 28, 1913.

Patented Jan. 6, 1914.

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A. F. LUZZI.

MASSAGE DEVICE.

APPLIGATION FILED JAN. 28, 1913.

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AUGUST F. LUZZI, OF WACO, TEXAS.

MASSAGE DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, AUGUST F. LUZZI, a citizen of the United States, residing at l Vaco, in the county of McLennan and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Massage Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to massage implements, and one object of the invention is to provide a device which may be readily utilized to soften the beard preparatory to shaving.

A further object of the invention is to provide a massage device which may be easily applied to or removed from a shaving brush, and which may be readily adjusted to such position as will be most comfortable to the person using the same.

The invention seeks also to provide a mas sage device which will be simple in construction, economical in manufacture and eilicient in use.

These stated objects, and such other objects as will appear incidentally from the following description, are attained in a device of the type illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and the invention resides in certain novel features which will be particularly pointed out in the claims following the description. 1

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is an elevation of my massage device applied to a shaving brush and indicating the adjustment of the device by dotted lines; Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the members of the massage device separated but in their proper relative positions; Fig. 4t is a detail sectional elevation showing the connection between the attaching member and the massager handle; Fig. 5 is a detail section through the rubber; Fig. 6 is an elevation of another form of the attachment; Fig. 7 is a section taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the form of the device shown in Fig. 6.

The shaving brush 1 may be of any pre ferred form or size.

In carrying out my invention, I employ a securing clip or band 2 which in the pre- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 28, 1913.

Patented Jan. 6, 1914. Serial No. 744,752.

ferred form of the invention is a substantially U-shaped spring clip provided with a lug or lip 3 extending in the general direction of the handle of the brush and having rigidly mounted thereon a screw or threaded post 4. At the extremity of, the said lug or lip beyond the said post, a tooth 5 is formed on the lip or lug, the function of which will presently appear.

The massage attachment comprises a rubbing head 6 and a handle 7 one end of the handle being slightly offset, as shown at 8, and the adjacent extremity of the handle being expanded to form a cup or concave disk 9 to which the rubber head is secured. The rubber head comprises a body member preferably formed of rubber or some similar material having a plurality of flexible teats 10 formed upon one side.

As shown most clearly in Fig. 5, a small metallic plate or washer 11 is fitted against the body of the rubber head and a threaded post or screw 12 is inserted through said washer and the dished or cupped extremity 9 of the handle, a thumb-nut 13 being fitted upon the said post or screw and adapted to be turned home against the said cup 9 so as to secure the rubber head to the handle. The greater portion of the handle member 7 is provided with a longitudinal slot 1 1 which permits the handle to be fitted over the threaded post or screw 1 and the tooth 5 on the lip or lug 3, a thumb-nut 15 being mounted on the said post 4 and adapted to be turned home against the handle so as to hold the handle at any desired adjustment. It will be readily understood that the lug 5 fitting within the slot 14 will prevent turning of the massage attachment so that it will not slip in the hand of the user and it will not be necessary to firmly grip the massage attachment when using the shaving brush to apply the lather.

The thumb-nut 15 may be turned up against the handle member of the attachment so as to clamp the same against the lip or lug 3 and-thereby prevent its movement, or it may be loosened sufliciently to permit longitudinal adjustment of the handle and frictionally engage the same so that it will not be necessary for the user to grip the handle member of the attachment to an uncomfortable degree when using the attachment to soften the beard. hen the rubber h ad is to be moved over the face, it will ordinarily be projected to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 1, and when the brush is being used to apply the lather or to form lather in a shaving cup or mug the massage device may be moved longitudinally to the position shown in dotted lines in said figure. The clip will usually be constructed of resilient metal so that it will firmly engage the handle of the brush and thereby retain the device in position on the brush. It will, however, yield readily to a pull so that it may be quickly detached from the brush when it is desired to use either im plement without the other and the handle member 7 will be preferably so shaped that it may be comfortably held in the hand when it is intended to use the device for ordinary massage purposes to stimulate circulation immediately below the skin.

The form of my device illustrated in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 comprises a split ring or band 102 adapted to fit around the handle of the brush and provided with spaced perforated radial lugs or ears 108 through which a securing bolt or screw 10% is inserted, a thumbnut 105 being fitted upon one end of said bolt or screw so that by turning said nut home against the adjacent lug or ear the split ring or band may be securely clamped around the brush handle. Pivotally mounted upon the securing belt or screw 10a and preferably between the head thereof and the adjacent lug or ear, is an arm 106 which is preferably given the arcuate form shown most clearly in Fig. 7 so that it will be the more easily handled by the fingers of the user. This supporting arm 106 may be constructed of spring metal so as to possess some resiliency which will enhance its yielding qualities and thereby increase its value as a support for the rubber. Pivoted to the free end of this supporting arm, by a rivet, stud or similar device 10?, is a rubber comprising a back or base plate 108 of metal or similar rigid material and an elastic head or cover comprising a plate 109 having small projections or teeth 110 formed upon its outer face. This head with the teeth thereon will preferably be molded from rubber or similar material and its edge will be doubled upon itself, as shown most clearly at 111, so that the rubber may be sprung upon the base plate 108 and be thereby secured thereon. This particular arrangement is advantageous for the reason that, while the rubber will be securely held on the head while in use, it may be instantly detached when worn and a new rubber substituted without any loss of time or necessitating the provision of an entire massage device.

The end of the supporting arm 106 will be frictionally held between the head of the securing bolt 10% and the adjacent lug or ear 103 so that, while the rubber may be ad justed to various angles relative to the tuft of the brush, it will not slip from the position to which it may be adjusted, except under some external force.

The use of the device will, it is thought, be readily understood.

The lather is formed and applied to the face in the usual manner and after it has been applied, or before if preferred by the user, the rubber is gently moved over the face. The projections or teeth of the rubber will yield readily to the contour of the face and movement of the same over the face will quickly soften the beard so that the operation of shaving may be subsequently performed without discomfort and without eX- cessive irritation of the skin.

It will be readily noted that I have pro vided an exceedingly simple device which may be quickly applied to or removed from a shaving brush and may be readily adjusted to suit a right-handed or left-handed user.

The device may also be used without being secured to a shaving brush as the supporting arm or handle may be easily and quickly detached and may be held in the palm of the hand.

The device is composed of very few parts which are very simple in their construction, so that it is not liable to get out of order and may be manufactured and sold at a very low cost.

The pivotal connection between the handle and the rubbing head will permit the head to have a gyratory motion as it is applied to the skin, so that it will not irritate the skin, but will be comfortable and soothing to the user.

What I claim is 1. A massage device comprising a support adapted to embrace a brush handle, an arm attached to said support, and a rubber carried by one end of said arm.

2. A massage device comprising a clip adapted to yieldably engage a brush and having a lateral lug, a tooth formed on the extremity of said lug, a handle member fitting against said lug and having a longitudinal slot engaging said tooth, a rubber carried by one end of said handle member, and means for securing the handle member against the lug.

3. A massage device comprising a clip having a laterally extending lug, a threaded post mounted'in said lug, a tooth formed on the extremity of said lug, a handle member provided with a longitudinal slot engaging said post and said lug, a thumb-nut mounted handle member, and means on the support to on sa1d post to be turned home agamst sa1d secure the handle member in a set posltlon. 10 handle member and a rubber earned by one In testimony whereof I aflix my signature l l l end of said handle member. in presence of two Witnesses. 5 4:. A massage device comprising a support AUGUST F. LUZZI. [L. s.]

adapted to engage a brush, a handle member l/Vitnesses: slidably mounted on the clip, means on the EDWARD S. KLEIN, support to prevent lateral movement of the MINA DAMON.

fiopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patentl,

' Washington, D. G. 

